lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> bye. breaking news tonight, a state of emergency as we come on the air. the deadly storm striking the northeast. pounding rain triggering flash floods dramatic high-water rescues. first responders pulling a baby to safety. a strong ef-2 tornad touching down near philadelphia. roofs ripped off the cold plunge on the way and in the west, the new explosive fire threat. more emergency evacuations ordered, homes burnt to the ground the new plea from actress laurie loughlin. the biggest sign yet that she's ready to go all the way to trial in the college admission scandal. also tonight, the autopsy is in the cause of death is revealed for rfk's granddaughter. her struggle with something that impacts millions of american families. the deadly horror at an air show the video of the final moments before a plane crashes in a

massive fire ball. what we're now learning. the new lawsuit of a survivor of a terrifying home invasion she called 911 after a stranger broke into her home and stabbed her. >> help us help us, please! >> but help never came who she says is to blame. the breaking headline of the 2020 race, the major shakeup beto o'rourke just dropped out. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening, everyone stretched and exhausted. firefighters doing battle with yet another explosive wildfire burning in southern california tonight. this one, prompting thousands to evacuate and threatening some of the produce much of the nation consumes as those officials warn santa ana winds fanning the flames aren't slowing down gadi schwartz is in the fire

zone. >> reporter: a new inferno overnight west of los angeles. forcing 8,000 to flee their homes. >> it just started, a very small corner then within minutes, it just expanded really quickly. >> reporter: from a distance, the time lapse capturing what looked like a blow torch across the hillside critical aerial assaults temporarily grounded due to unauthorized drones. the fire department tweeting "if you fly, we can't. so far, the fire destroying 9,000 acres. >> very frightening and humbling to know that your home can be destroyed and everything gone. >> reporter: out here, it's not just about protecting people's property and protecting people's home it's about protecting agriculture. we're seeing these dramatic water drops, and they are defending what is a lemon orchard. this lemon orchard is a major driver in this economy hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lemons, avocados and strawberries, exported all over

the world, at risk officials warning even though the wind conditions are improving, there's still no end in sight. >> please have a plan and be ready to go at a moment's notice. >> reporter: lester, one other important industry that firefighters are work haing hart protect. that is the oil and gas industry as you can imagine, that's extremely dangerous in these conditions that. pump jack was going before the flames blew through. when they cut off power to it, it also cut off power to his pump so it made it very difficult to fight this fire from his property. they're extending the warning until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow and this fire has yet to be contained. back to you. there are states of emergency in place for 11 new york state counties tonight, just some of the places from d.c. northward. violent winds including one tornado ripping homes apart,

plunging thousands into darkness and endangering young trick-or-treaters. here is kathy park >> reporter: parts of new jersey a disaster zone, after ferocious storms overnight toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands. >> the neighbor's house got hit. this large tree came down. the power was out. >> reporter: high winds up to 70 miles an hour and heavy rain across the northeast, triggering tornado warnings and watches from pennsylvania to the carolinas. near philadelphia, roofs ripped off houses after a twister hit states of emergency in upstate new york, too. >> hurry up. the water is rising rapidly. >> reporter: flash floods trapping drivers and killing one man. crews saving this baby before the rushing waters swept her away not far from new york city, horror during trick-or-treat when a tree fell on a 9-year-old. >> it literally fell on top of her and had her pinned until,

you know, the police could get here to get her out from under it. >> reporter: back here in hard-hit madison, new jersey, crews spent the day restoring power and will be cleaning up damage like this throughout the weekend. lester >> kathy park, thank you after all that, now the deep freeze 53 million people at risk. al roker, what's in store for this weekend >> lester, we're looking at some really cold temperatures stretching from the south, from 16 states all the way into the northeast. 53 million people under freeze warnings, frost advisories, we could see problems with plants out there. saturday morning temperatures, anywhere right within a degree or two of freezing, it's going to be a chilly one saturday jet stream to the south and temperatures anywhere from 5 to 20 degrees below average on saturday warming up just a little bit on sunday and we don't see finallyle o the next week. so bundle up and just hold on until then, lester. >> all right al, thk

there is breaking news this evening in the race for president, a big name is dropping out peter alexander here, what can you tell us? >> beto o'rourke late tonight announcing he's ending the white house bid. this is a former texas congressman considered a front runner making the big splash when he entered the race with "vanity fair" even featuring him on the cover last spring o'rourke nearly knocked off ted cruz in the 2018 race could no capture that same energy, that fundraising as the presidential candidate. his poll numbers have been in the single digits for months he was at risk of not qualifying for this month's democratic debate what is next for o'rourke? tonight his spokesperson says he will not be a candidate for senate in texas. lester >> peter, thank you. with that field shrinking, one of the leading contenders, senator elizabeth warren unveiling her medicare for all plan today the proposal coming with a big price tag would make sweeping changes to the u.s. headlight care system. andrea mitchell with details.

>> reporter: elizabeth warren is putting a price tag on medicare for all. $20.5 trillion in new spending over ten years paid for by taxing billionaires and big business. >> i have a plan that shows ho we can have medicare for all without raising taxes one cent on middle class families. >> reporter: warren would eliminate all private employer-based insurance covering more than half of all americans. no more premiums, no deductibles. how would she pay for it employers would pay the government almost $9 trillion, similar to employees health care, and most tax and impose a new tax on stock trades, higher taxes on investment gains for the top 1% and cut military spending the harvard professor has 54 plans on her website but medicare for all that is drawing fire from her rivals joe biden on the news hour tonight with judy woodruff >> she's making it up.

nobody thinks it's $20 trillion. it's between 30 and $40 trillion. >> reporter: warren's plan would contain medical costs, but at a political price >> elizabeth warren is being very aggressive here in pushing down prices paid to doctors, hospitals and drug companies, and that will bring the costs down but also create some very powerful enemies >> reporter: warren's plan excites the democratic base but eliminating private insurance could hurt the suburban swing voters she will need if she's the nominee. and president trump, who has been trying to kill obamacare, can't wait to take on medicare for all. lester >> andrea mitchell tonight, thank you. a major sign tonight that actress laurie loughlin is headed to trial with the bribery charges against them here is nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: spotted in los angeles, today laurie loughlin waved her next court appearance in a clear signal she's headed towards trial. the hollywood actress and her fashion designer husband are doubling down, both pleading not

guilty to a new charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in a superseding indictment. >> i've been given all the evidence that's out there against her. it's a big gamble to plead not guilty now. >> reporter: the bold, legal move comes as prosecutors up the ante that could mean a maximum potential prison sentence of 45 years if convicted unveiling new evidence last week, the government alleges the pair paid half a million dollars to get their children into usc as crew recruits, though neither rowed competitively. in an email massimo wrote, good news, my daughter is in usc. bad is, i had to work the system. >> they have bank records. they have emails, text messages, phone calls. it's a very strong case. >> reporter: with nearly a dozen parents headed to prison, actress felicity huffman is the

first to complete her sentence, but the script is still unwritten for the other hollywood stars. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. today the autopsy results were released for robert f. kennedy, the medical examiner ruling kennedy's death in august was an accidental overdose here's nbc's anne thompson >> reporter: three months after the shocking death of the 22-year-old at the family's historic compound, the answer. >> marchant avenue for overdose >> reporter: an accidental overdose ruled the medical examiner of alcohol and five prescron methadone used to treat opioid addiction and drugs for depression and anxiety while in high school, kennedy hill wrote frankly about her depression i suffered bouts of deep sadness that felt like a heavy boulder on my chest, imploring her classmates to be open about mental illness and help end the stigma more than 17 million american adults have depression, anxiety is even more common affecting 40

million adults every year. million adults every year. her mother's cousin, former congressman patrick kennedy, an advocate for mental health called her courageous in the days after her death. >> she opened the door for her peers to also come out and not feel shamed by this illness, and she's a real hero in my family. >> reporter: for speaking out about a problem too often ignored. anne thompson, nbc news. there was a tragic accident today at a florida air show. a pilot was killed when a vintage military plane crashed into a field near the runway the faa and ntsb are investigating. the air show has been canceled for this evening a 7-year-old girl is fighting for her life tonight after her halloween ended in tragedy. she was shot while trick-or-treating and remains in critical condition police late today taking a person of interest into custody. here is nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: tonight a little girl dressed as a bumblebee for halloween clings to life

the latest victim of the gunfire plaguing some chicago neighborhoods. >> a little girl has been shot. >> reporter: the 7-year-old girl was shot in the neck, an innocent bystander when a gunman targeted someone else nearby. >> the shooting yesterday was reprehensible. those involved don't deserve to be in our city. >> reporter: ironically, the press conference has been called to talk about what police said was progress, reducing violence in october. >> i'm disgusted but committed to doing everything we can to find the cowards that would engage in a gun battle where our children were trick-or-treating. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting was gang related and pleading with witnesses to come forward and scouring the area for surveillance video. >> i ask you for your prays for this most vulnerable of victims, i also ask for your eyes and ears. >> reporter: in a statement tonight, the girl' expressing gratitude for the outpouring of love and support from around the nation while their daughter remains in serious condition. ron allen, nbc news. a major warning tonight, everyone with an infant needs to hear

the consumer product safety commission out with an alert, advising all parents to stop using all inline infant sleepers, even those that haven't been recalled. the agency says the deaths of 73 babies have been linked to incline sleepers. a utah woman stabbed by a home intruder is suing the company she says was responsible for police not being sent to help her ron mott has details on her terrifying ordeal. >> help us help us, please! >> reporter: the calls for help from two sisters being attacked by an intruder in their utah home >> ma'am, i can't understand you when you're yelling. >> i can't explain the trama of him coming into the bedroom.rye. it's everyone's safe place >> reporter: brianne says despite providing an address, authit she was stabbed and choked by a former convict in 2015 that left his halfway house. >> every single second matters and my life depended on that. >> reporter: now she is suing

priority dispatch, the company that provided training and software to dispatchers saying it created a technological monster by using software that requires callers to answer a series of scripted prompts and predetermined questions before authorities are dispatched. >> they failed us. >> you know somebody is in a very, very dramatic, terribl situation but you don't know where on earth to send the help to. >> reporter: today, priority dispatch responded, denying he allegations saying the system complained about wasn't used because they could not determine their address. >> there was no automatic location identification.phoncall ran for help flagging down a police officer dispatche and confronted 48-year-old e compan went inside robert kroger and shot him to death. >> people need to be able to rely on calling 911. >> reporter: a fight to ensure all calls end up with help on

the way. ron mott, nbc news. there's a lot more here to tell you about tonight, including what amazon's alexa heard and how that recording may be the key clue in a florida murder mystery the price you pay. with the streaming wars, apple in the mix but is the cost of services really worth it how do you choose? this little boy came for candy but ended up being a halloween hero we'll tell you why hope you stay with us.

tonight, florida authorities are hoping one couple's amazon alexa can provide some high-tech clues to a death morgan chesky has details. >> alexa, what's the chance of rain >> there's an 80% chance. >> reporter: it's a high-tech assistant tonight police are turning to for clues in the disturbing death of sylvia galva. her boyfriend adam charged with second-degree murder he told police the two were

arguing when his girlfriend grabbed a spear saying he then turned around and discovered the blade had penetrated the victim's chest it's unclear what happened now investigators are looking for any potential evidence his amazon echo may have captured the night she died >> the search warrant asked for the recordings that were taken from the devices in my client's home. >> reporter: his attorney believes the recordings will exonerate his client. >> we want to hear the recordings, as well. i believe in my client's innocence 100%. >> reporter: amazon said it doeo do so to comply with a legally valid and binding order. this florida case raising questions about what our smart technologies are capturing do you see a line for privacy being pushed here? >> there is no question. this is not a recording these people wanted to create, however, if it helps solve this crime, i would argue it would benefit. >> reporter: new technology offering the crucial key but at a cost morgan chesky, nbc news.

up next, a big recall to tell you about something you might have in your kitchen right now. also with more streaming services, the competition is fierce, but which ones are worth the cost we'll be right back. announcer: 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. it's an

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next tonight, a food safety alert, nestle is issuing a voluntary recall for ready to bake rubber were found inside. for a full list of the products affected, visit our facebook page. to the price you pay, apple making its big debut in th steaming wars. there are more tv choices than ever, but as jo ling kent tells us, the costs can really add up. >> reporter: there is an avalanche of streaming coming your way, promising original shows with some of the biggest stars. >> we're doing this my way. >> reporter: along with some of

your favorites now competing with net flex, hulu and amazon prime for your tv dollars apple is entering the ring with apple tv plus at $5 a month but offers less content for now. disney streaming service will be $7 a month. launching next year, hbo max and nbc universal's peacock from the parent company of nbc news the price tags of many of these services may seem low at face value. with so many shows spread across so many services, it mve think. consider this, if the average price of an internet connectiond you sign up for three, say netflix, hulu and hbo max, that comes to $100 a month. virtually the same as your cable bill expert says say it's paying for your bundle. >> the consumer gets to choose so you get to be empowered to

pay for what you want to pay for and the content you're watching. >> reporter: making binging when you want easier than ever. keep it right here for now, just ahead, the surprising way one little boy helps save halloween for so many others

next at k67, deadly halloween party. do we think there are rules on short-term rentals. i'll have the cold weather warning for the weekend and passing areas near the fire zone. that's next at 6:00. finally a sweet act of charity when one little boy realized the homeowners ran out of candy here is kevin tibbles. >> reporter: was it a halloween trick? when young jackson peered in the

bowl, he came up empty. >> it's empty! >> reporter: the treats were gone as little ones nationwide filled up their bags with goodies, he decided to shell out himself, not once but twice he dipped into his own stash to share with the next kids. >> awe that was really nice, jackson. >> reporter: the home's owner was out trick-or-treating with her own child and later posted the doorbell video to facebook saying what a selfless act from this little guy. >> for all the little kids who went up there and don't feel sad because there's noi ought he would just run to the next house and go oh, there's no candy. then he stopped and put candy in there. i had a mom moment and pat myself on the back going awe. >> reporter: nearly 8 million views later, we all agree. on the spookiest of nights, a pint-sized kid with a big bag and a big heart makes the whole world a little sweeter kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> that is a treat to see such kindness

right now. steph curry out for at least three months but he could be out for the entire season. what now for the warriors and ticket prices? we're live at chase center. but forced to flee the flames in sonoma county. the couple and the community that came together to put on last minute wedding. but first -- this type of thing that jars everybody. >> four people killed at a halloween party in orinda. the search continues for the gunman and the questions about airbnb rentals. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this friday. i'm raj mathai. i'm jessica aguirre. a halloween night of fun turns deadly. four people killed, another four hurt. all of it in a house rented on ashe.

>> the shot rang out on lucille way in the upscale community of orinda. they spread the word on social media that they were hosting a party. someone started shooting. >> we begin our team coverage with jodi hernandez in orinda. what do we know at this point about the victims? >> reporter: jessica, at this point, police aren't saying very much about the victims. we can tell you that this is a party that had been advertised on social media for at least a couple of days but nobody expected the